Freezing Shards

Freezing ShardsSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 0 Mana
Cast Time: 1.20 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 11.00%Launch icy Projectiles in a sweeping arc. Multiple Projectiles can hit the same enemy.Deals (2-64) to (3-96) Cold Damage
100% more Freeze Buildup
Fires 5 Projectiles

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires (0.05-1) ProjectilesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop disabled
Granted as an inherent weapon skill from a Gelid StaffGelid StaffStaffRequires Level 2Grants Skill: Level (1-20) Freezing Shards.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFreezingShards

Freezing Shards is a cold spell skill that shoots projectiles is an arc.

It is granted as an inherent weapon skill from a Gelid StaffGelid StaffStaffRequires Level 2Grants Skill: Level (1-20) Freezing Shards.

Gem level progression

Level			Cold Damage
1	0	0	2 to 3
2	3	9	3 to 4
3	6	14	4 to 5
4	10	21	5 to 7
5	14	28	6 to 9
6	18	35	7 to 11
7	22	41	9 to 14
8	26	48	11 to 17
9	31	57	14 to 20
10	36	65	16 to 24
11	41	74	19 to 29
12	46	82	22 to 34
13	52	92	26 to 39
14	58	103	30 to 44
15	64	113	34 to 51
16	66	116	38 to 58
17	72	126	44 to 66
18	78	137	50 to 74
19	84	147	56 to 84
20	90	157	64 to 96

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Deep FreezeDeep FreezeSupport, Cold Category: Deep Freeze Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing Freeze it inflicts to last longer.Supported Skills have 50% increased Freeze Duration on EnemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Rapid Casting IRapid Casting ISupport, Spell Category: Rapid Casting Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Supported Skills have 15% increased Cast SpeedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Zenith IZenith ISupport, Spell Category: Zenith Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spell Skills. Supported Skills deal more damage while you are above 90% of your Maximum Mana. Does not modify Skills used by Minions.Supported Spells deal 30% more Damage while you are above 90% of your Maximum ManaPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II	Bounty IBounty ISupport Category: Bounty Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any Skill that Hits Enemies, causing Enemies it kills to grant more Flask and Charm charges.Enemies killed by Hits from Supported Skills grant 50% more Charm charges Enemies killed by Hits from Supported Skills grant 50% more Life Flask Charges Enemies killed by Hits from Supported Skills grant 50% more Mana Flask ChargesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Considered CastingConsidered CastingSupport, Spell Category: Considered Casting Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spell Skills that Hit Enemies and you cast yourself, boosting Damage at the cost of Cast Speed.Supported Spell Skills have 15% less Cast Speed Supported Spells deal 35% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	FreezeFreezeSupport, Cold Category: Freeze Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more effective at Freezing enemies.Supported Skills cause 50% more Freeze BuildupPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	DeliberationDeliberationSupport Category: Deliberation Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Supported Skills deal 20% more Damage 30% more Movement Speed penalty while using Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Pierce IIPierce IISupport, Projectile Category: Pierce Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile skills, making their Projectiles Pierce an enemy.Projectiles from Supported Skills Pierce an EnemyPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Wildshards IWildshards ISupport, Spell, Projectile Category: Additional Projectiles Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Projectile Spells. Supported Spells have a chance to fire many additional Projectiles in a circle.Supported Skills have a 20% chance to fire 8 additional Projectiles in a circlePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV	Bounty IIBounty IISupport Category: Bounty Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any Skill that Hits Enemies, causing Enemies it kills to grant more Flask and Charm charges.Enemies killed by Hits from Supported Skills grant 100% more Charm charges Enemies killed by Hits from Supported Skills grant 100% more Life Flask Charges Enemies killed by Hits from Supported Skills grant 100% more Mana Flask ChargesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Cold ExposureCold ExposureSupport, Cold, Duration Category: Cold Exposure Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when it Critically Hits an enemy.Supported Skills inflict Exposure for 8 seconds on Critical Hit with Cold DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Rapid Casting IIRapid Casting IISupport, Spell Category: Rapid Casting Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Supported Skills have 20% increased Cast SpeedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
V	Cold MasteryCold MasterySupport, Cold Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Cold skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Cold SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Wildshards IIWildshards IISupport, Spell, Projectile Category: Additional Projectiles Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Projectile Spells. Supported Spells have a chance to fire many additional Projectiles in a circle.Supported Skills have a 25% chance to fire 8 additional Projectiles in a circlePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

Item acquisition

Freezing Shards is drop disabled.

Alternate skill effects

Freezing Shards has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	The base damage scaling of all player spell and secondary damage skills has been tweaked to scale better in the late game. The following skills found as inherent skills on Wands and Staves now deal approximately 12% more Damage from skill level 11 onwards: Bone Blast, Chaos Bolt, Decompose, Firebolt, Freezing Shards, Lightning Bolt, Power Siphon, and Solar Orb. Removed "Barrageable" gem tag. [Undocumented]
0.2.1	Added "Barrageable" gem tag. [Undocumented]
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread. Freezing Shards now fires 5 projectiles (previously 7), and now has 100% more Freeze Buildup (previously 50%).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.